Green Goddess Pasta

This is a vegan pasta dish out of The Skinny B*tch in the Kitch. Easy and yummy,

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

•  hing
• 3  tablespoons coconut oil
• 6  tablespoons vegan butter
• 3  quarts water
•  about 5 tsp fine sea salt
• 8  ounces  whole  wheat or 8  ounces  brown rice elbow macaroni
• 2  zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch slices (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 1⁄2 bunch  about 4 oz kale, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts

Directions

1. In a one qt saucepan over low heat melt the faux butter and add the hing. Set aside.
2. In a 4-6 qt stockpot over high heat, combine the water with about 1 1/2 tbs salt. Bring the water to a boil, add macaroni, and cook according the package directions until al dente. Stir in zucchini a zucchini, broccoli and kale before noodles are done, about 1 minute.
3. Drain pasta mixture, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return the mixture to the pot and stir in the hing butter, pepper, and 3 tbs pine nuts, and the remaining 1/4 tbs salt. Tranfer pasta to plates or platter. Garnish with remaining pine nuts and serve.